We have our travel dates!

After our TA arrived our agency said they were requesting a consulate date of 11/8. Since the consulate appointment is one of the last things you do in China for the adoption we figured we'd be leaving around 10/27. Since that was about three weeks away we jumped into high gear. We stayed busy till bedtime everyday for a week trying to get things ready go.

Unfortunately, they were unable to get that consulate date. Because of the October Trade Fairs the consulate is behind and we couldn't get an appointment until 11/21. I was very upset. I know it's only 13 more days but it feels like an eternity. After an afternoon of pouting, crying and ranting to any poor soul who was unfortunate enough to call that day, I started feeling better. As usual, Dave handled it very well.

So it looks like we will be leaving on 11/8 and will be in Beijing for three days. Then we go to Guangzhou on the 13th. I am guessing that we will get Emmy (Gotcha Day) either the 13th or the 14th. I am going to tell myself it will be the 14th to avoid any "scenes" in China.